But seriously...didn't I get rid of these five creeps once before? Hrm...now I have to remember how I beat each one before...not that THAT will help.

Ingie!!!! You are so going to love this part...lots of killing new types of monsters!!! Level up girl, you have a ways to go!

Just an observation:Some reviews I've read consider the fact that once you clear out monsters in a certain area, they don't come back, which they consider a good thing. For some of us more patient types, I like going somewhere I know has decent monsters (read: ones I can beat), just to level up.

But this way is certainly more challenging.

Now THAT would be an interesting game option...what if you could set it where you never run out of monsters in any area. So if you were one of those people who love leveling up in order to get farther ahead, you could.

Actually you can sort of do that, Marion, on a small scale. You can use the resurrect(?) spell or whatever it's called, to give them life and then kill them again. And yes, you sure did face the baddies before - except ol Josephina is tougher this time around.

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"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Way to go Marion!!I'm at level 18 when I ended last night.Have some free time here in a little while so just might go back. I loved the battlefield!!Not afraid of the Bones no more.Fighting orcs now, killed 2 drummers, but that huge blue one, he's nailed me twice, I'll get him.Thanks Jean for that link, I was not anywhere near the right place, but now have an idea where to go. I haven't gone into the Forest area yet-Dwarfian Hall or whatever. But I did find the teleporter and activated it.I'm going to the Barracks and try and fight the soliders that turn against me. Have 2 spells I can get, but can't decide at this point which ones, so I'll see how things go. Like that freeze that was fun, and really good with the meteroites!!Wish you could change the charms to better armour when you find it, but alas, oh, could I wish for that??Off track here....Marion I do so love bashing these turkeys. Went into sewer killed a few lizards, need to go back and finish up there, but I blush to tell you, went under the General Store, hit wrong response and wound up in a room with some guy! Shocked-yep, but my character seemed to enjoy herself..I must remember the lake thing..But that's a long way away!!When did you go into the abby? I've been around, but not inside yet.ingie

Oh Ingie, you mean you found the uh...people of the night? Funny way to get experience points, no? (By the way, it doesn't work twice!) I think I was around level 21 when I went in the abbey. The soldiers are pretty puny, you shouldn't have any problem - I was a weakling, and I dispatched them with a sword, rather than wasting the magic. And Marion must be just about finished with the game - hooray!

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"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

I am close to the end! Cleaning up some "regular" monsters and then will go get the five main ones. Am I correct in assuming that those black spikes will disappear once I've taken out the "final five"?

uck, glowing eye thingy, oh yea, another yummy to look forward too.Yep, went bad for awhile. Now, I'm in real deep, Sir D.. wants me to steal from Sir. Patrick..I fixed Maria's problem-yea for her, going back soon to let her know.Thought I'd fight the sewers a little more, ye gads they go on forever.Oh, went back to org. catacombs and finished up those boney folks that were bugging me. Killed that Zombie and dang Drummer Boy too, and the Thugs-they were tricker.I think I'm at level 20, forgot to look, game seems to go slow in a few parts, like slo-mo, I have G-force 4 Nvideo can't think that's the problem...So, I just stop playing for awhile, give me and them a break...Killed 2 dark assains also in the sewers, saved the cat, whew though I'd killed it.Nope, I took the keys way earlier in game, so all gone, can't help him.Marion, I'm so happy for you, but think I know how you feel, I'm really begining to think this character of mine is real, I get so mad at her when so won't sleep or eat....grrrr holds up my killing time.

Yes, when you kill the five baddies, the spikes will go down, allowing you to get to the ringleader. When the eye appears on your character, it means the blind spell has been sucessfully used against you. That can be a real pain!

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"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

OH, I'm so happy for you Marion, yeahPoor me, somehow I've lost my shield. It's blank of me and in my armour supply list, yet when I pull up armour and point to blank spot where it should be, all the information comes up, but alas no shield...I don't think I traded it, went back to all I deal with and no luck, now have to find another I guess. Yes, I have been trying to level up, going slow in these sewers, they do go on forever, but I found the teleporter!!Hope to play sometime tonight, so much going on right now..Hugs, Ingie